loafersmate
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| posted on 16/11/04 at 12:25 PM |
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Any-one need extra cooling??
This was aparently required after fitting a diesel engine!!
Ben
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loafersmate
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| posted on 16/11/04 at 12:26 PM |
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This!
 
Rescued attachment Rad_install.jpg
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philgregson
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| posted on 16/11/04 at 12:34 PM |
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Good job that that didn't have to go through SVA
Phil
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timf
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| posted on 16/11/04 at 12:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by loafersmate
This was aparently required after fitting a diesel engine!!
Ben
might have something to do with the fact that the old vw bus was air cooled originally 
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bccox18
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| posted on 16/11/04 at 01:20 PM |
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You see this quite often in Brazil, etc. where they have converted over to watercooled engines.
You can get a fibreglass shroud that goes around the radiator to tidy up the installation which doesn't look too bad when its all finished.
Bob
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 16/11/04 at 01:23 PM |
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Not a diesel but a v6 ford. This is a common conversion down in SA and some are better than others. They did a lot of the newer type as well . As
the man said was air cooled but with very little power.
GILO Engineering has become well known for their quality and innovation.
Guido remembers when he was first making adapters to combine a Ford V6 and a VW gearbox, as the combination was used in off road sandmaster racing
cars, long before anyone thought of using it in a Microbus. It has since become one of the most popular transplants in South Africa.
According to Guido, at least one well known performance specialist claimed to have built a prototype V6 Microbus, that actually took shape in his own
workshop!
Today, there is hardly a motor on the South African market which will not fit onto a VW gearbox - as a large number of taxis use alternative power.
Later, when Guido started casting the adapters, he had problems getting aluminium of the right quality, that he was happy with. So GILO Engineering
bought a foundry and in consultation with the manufacturers of the aluminium ingots, has come up with a formulation that meets Guido's exacting
requirements.
Today's adapters are designed on sophisticated CAD software, cast in the special aluminium and machined on high tech numerically controlled
equipment in GILO Engineering's workshop.
There's more to the conversion industry than one might think, says Guido. For example, he makes adapters for all Japanese 2 - 4 ton trucks, like
the Mitsubishi Canter and Toyota Dyna, to take Ford V6's, Chev 2.5's or whatever other engines are available.
Tii imports a conversion kit to replace the 1.9 and 2.1 liter Waterboxer engine with a 2.0 liter inline Golf/Jetta engine. This complete kit is
approved by Volkswagen of South Africa. The engine utilizes the latest engine management technology with Bosch Motronic.
[Edited on 16-11-04 by mangogrooveworkshop]
[Edited on 16-11-04 by mangogrooveworkshop]
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Peteff
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| posted on 16/11/04 at 03:33 PM |
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Brilliant that....
Almost unobtrusive, a bit of filler to blend it in and some maroon paint you'd never know it was there. Some people are way too fussy.
Couldn't you just run the old engine on diesel anyway  .
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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loafersmate
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| posted on 16/11/04 at 07:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by timf
quote:
might have something to do with the fact that the old vw bus was air cooled originally
oh yeah!!
By the way, the hoses are about 100mm off the floor!! This beast belongs to a guy at work and he's abit of a stoner.......hence the bus!!
[Edited on 16/11/04 by loafersmate]
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 16/11/04 at 07:55 PM |
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I wouldn't have thought it would be that effective, as soon as the air passes through the rad, it just hits the front panel!
Usual trick is to fit a Golf gti engine with a plate, and use the rad from an Audi coupe at the side
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 16/11/04 at 10:18 PM |
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hillman imp had engine at the back. the radiator is also mounted at the back, and had rad hanging down, kinda scoops up the air from under the car
with fan assistance.
had an imp 20 years + ago..... innovative in many ways.
atb
steve
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Peteff
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| posted on 17/11/04 at 01:55 AM |
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Everybody moved it to the front and extended the piping with copper though. At least we did. It helped to keep the inside a bit warmer as well.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Rorty
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| posted on 17/11/04 at 04:11 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
hillman imp had engine at the back. the radiator is also mounted at the back, and had rad hanging down, kinda scoops up the air from under the car
with fan assistance.
had an imp 20 years + ago..... innovative in many ways.
atb
steve
God! Those were the days! I had a Stiletto (Imp with a fastback) with a R16 cam, twin choke Weber, extractors and Viva 13" rims. The thing kept
warping the head untill I stuck a rad in the rear quarter panel.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
PLEASE DON'T U2U ME IF YOU WANT A QUICK RESPONSE. TRY EMAILING ME INSTEAD!
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 17/11/04 at 10:05 AM |
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water pipes do go to the front of the imp - its the heater rad thats at the front nomtally!
never had water probs, but I did have the clutch diaphragm disintegrate, and the cam chain jump a tooth on the M1 motorway - resulting in a 20 mph top
speed!
atb
steve
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Peteff
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| posted on 17/11/04 at 10:14 AM |
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We used to keep a spare engine to swap over while one was being fixed  We could do it in under an hour and have it running again in under two. You
could put the Viva front hubs on to convert to disc as well. I read about it in CCC years ago. If they hadn't come out at the same time as Minis
they would have been a lot better supported.
[Edited on 17/11/04 by Peteff]
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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